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Hetronic remand: the continued rise of "use"

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23, 2024) Hetronic has US registrations; Abitron sold Hetronic-branded products without permission to customers around the world, including in the United States. It executed licensing and distribution agreements for the remotes with two European companies, collectively Abitron. Hetronic Germany GmbH, F.4th 4th -, Nos.

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Defining Boundaries: IP Law Addresses Exterritoriality, Lexicography & Human Touch

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recently argued before the United States Supreme Court, and which presented the question of whether one could understand the language of the Lanham Act to apply outside the United States in some manner, i.e. does it have extraterritoriality and how do we define “commerce”? Hetronic International Inc.,

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Monthly Wrap Up (December 15, 2022): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Posts, Cases and Developments

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In Masimo Corp. Judge James Selna issued an injunction restraining the former researcher and his current company from using trade secrets arising from pulse oximetry, which involves measuring oxygen in the blood. Restrictive Covenant Cases from around the United States: Should your agreement include a liquidated damages provision?

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Trademark Extraterritoriality: Abitron v. Hetronic Doesn’t Go the Distance (Guest Blog Post)

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the Supreme Court held that the Lanham Act does not reach trademark infringement that occurs outside of the United States (US). Absent clear guidance or prohibition from the treaties, member states are free to create their own rules of extraterritoriality. First, the Court had to address its longstanding precedent in Steele v.